When he spoke to BoxingScene, shortly before the 29-year-old Velazquez’s arrival in Sydney and then the Tszyu Fight Club, Tszyu’s body language and demeanour reflected the relaxed, composed manner with which he spoke. He cut a more tense figure when Velazquez presented himself in a way Tszyu considered less than respectful. Two days later, in a terrorist shooting in nearby Bondi Beach, 16 residents of Tszyu’s city were murdered and their fight was then left in doubt. Tszyu, Velazquez, No Limit and Main Event will proceed with Wednesday’s 157lbs catchweight contest, but it will not only take place on Tszyu’s broad shoulders, but in what has become a deeply wounded city, presenting him with perhaps the biggest opportunity of all and one beyond the most powerful parents’ and promoters’ powers – that of potentially being a wider symbol of rebirth.
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